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Cheat Sheet: BT's £1.5bn fibre plans
Cheat Sheet Carter's solution to the problem, set out in the Digital Britain report in June, is a 50p-per-month levy on all existing copper lines. With fibre, Britain could be looking at downstream... [14 Jul 2009]
How realistic is Digital Britain's broadband plan?
News A parliamentary select committee is to check whether the recommendations proposed in the Digital Britain report are realistic, particularly those regarding broadband speed. Many of the government's... [01 Jul 2009]
'Don't let European telecoms law get axed', says Ofcom
News The UK government's Digital Britain report, issued last week, also confirmed that extra-judiciary disconnections will not be allowed as a response to the file-sharing of copyrighted content in the UK. [26 Jun 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.06.09
Round-Up Digital Britain also put the mockers on illegal file-sharers, with tougher sanctions and ISPs having to fork out to monitor and police all their activities. In short, the general... [19 Jun 2009]
Critics slam Digital Britain over file-sharers and tax plans
News The Digital Britain report has drawn criticism from politicians and technology experts over its proposals for dealing with fibre rollouts and illegal file-sharing. Shortly after its publication, Jeremy... [18 Jun 2009]
£6 broadband tax to fund fibre for all
News The proposals come as part of the government's Digital Britain report - its blueprint for ensuring the UK does not become the laggard of the global digital economy. Speaking at the... [16 Jun 2009]
BT calls for end of 'free ride' for BBC's iPlayer
News Next week Lord Carter will present the Digital Britain report," said the spokesperson. Part of Digital Britain is low prices so people aren't locked out. The idea that... [12 Jun 2009]
BT slammed over unbundling price hike
News In a statement on Monday, BT's director of industry policy and regulation, Emma Gilthorpe, said it was "astonishing and ludicrous [of TalkTalk] to suggest that people will be locked out of Britain's... [10 Mar 2009]
Inbox: Let's plug the UK's notspots
Comment Roll on digital Britain! Filling in the UK's 'notspots' got readers in a tizzy this week, with calls for the advent of digital Britain topping the agenda. While plugging... [30 Jan 2009]
'UK needs spectrum-for-speed swap'
News The lottery-funded National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) released a policy briefing on Monday, ahead of the launch of Lord Carter's interim Digital Britain review, in which it... [20 Jan 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.06.08
Round-Up Being a bit grumpy about piffling affairs is what makes Britain great. Day by day, the things that made Britain great are being slowly eroded by the passage of time. It's all looking a bit bleak for... [06 Jun 2008]
Leader: Why are we so unhappy with fat pipes?
Leader Since the millennium, the progress of broadband Britain has been astounding - speeds are up, coverage is nigh on 100 per cent and prices are most definitely down - led by the emergence of 'free' broadband providers. [28 Feb 2007]
High-speed have-nots: Why don't you have broadband?
News But while the digital divide which still appears to blight rural Britain is the largest stumbling block for those who would have broadband, location is not the only issue. Despite recent price cuts and... [11 Aug 2003]
Making rural broadband happen - as easy as ABC?
News The challenge of bringing high-speed web access to the whole of Britain will be taken up by a new organisation that is being set up by rural broadband pioneers and internet campaigners. ABC is also meant to be a think... [30 Apr 2003]
UK to escape EC telecoms wrath
News It allows other operators to install equipment in the local exchange of the incumbent operator - BT, in the case of Britain - and provide services such as broadband to ISPs, or directly to customers.... [06 Dec 2002]
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